The SMART Africa studies examine the impact and implementation of an evidence-based multiple family group (MFG) intervention for children experiencing behavioral problems and their families in Uganda, Kenya and Ghana. Due to COVID-19, all three programs have been temporarily suspended but are preparing to resume study activities. In Uganda, the team is finalizing additional COVID-related questions to ask study participants and will submit to the Ugandan IRB for approval. The Kenya team has renewed their IRB approval request in order to transition to phone interviews. The Ghana team is getting ready to resume their MFG sessions. All three research teams (and study participants) are eager to resume study implementation.
